Nigel Huddleston

Nigel Huddleston
MP
Member of Parliament
for Mid Worcestershire
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Peter Luff
Majority 29,763 (39.3%)
Personal details
Born (1970-10-13) 13 October 1970
Lincoln, England
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford
University of California, Los
Angeles
Website Official website

Nigel Huddleston (born 1970) is a British businessman and politician. He serves as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the Mid Worcestershire.

Early life

Nigel Huddleston was born on 13 October 1970 in Lincoln, England.[1]

Education

Huddleston was educated at the Robert Pattinson Comprehensive School, a state secondary school in North Hykeham in Lincolnshire,[2] followed by Christ Church, Oxford, from which he graduated in 1992.[1] He received an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Career

Huddleston started his career as a consultant for Arthur Andersen and Deloitte, both in London and Los Angeles.[1] He later worked as the Industry Head of Travel for Google.[1]

In 2010, he was the Conservative candidate for Luton South, and lost by 2,329 votes to Labour's Gavin Shuker. In 2015, he was selected as a parliamentary candidate in a primary election in which anyone on the constituency's electoral register was eligible to vote. The constituency association did not publish the votes that each candidate received.[3] Since May 2015, he has been the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the Mid Worcestershire constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Personal life

With his American wife Melissa, he has two children.[1] They reside in Badsey, Worcestershire, England.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Official website: About me
  2. "Nigel Huddleston, MP for Mid Worcestershire". Mid-Worcestershire Conservative Association. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. "Mid-Worcestershire public pick Nigel as Tory candidate in 2015 after ‘primary’ selection". Mid Worcestershire Conservative Association. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Peter Luff
Member of Parliament
for Mid Worcestershire

2015–present
Incumbent
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